I have noticed that alot of people use Kumho tires...what I want to know is does it really matter what rubber you use if it's Z rated...the tires I'm looking at are a generic Z rated brand called "Hercules"..they come with a 4 year warranty...the reason I'm asking this is because the place where I might buy my rims at, use these tires in their package deals...so do I need to go and get Kumhos or is it okay to get something cheaper...

I used to have rubber made by Nankane and they were nice and solid...they weren't a name brand or anything like that...

Well, it all depends on what kind of driving you are going to do in your car. H-rated tires have a different rubber compound that is harder than Z-rated tires. H rated will probably last another half season to full season over Z's. But Z's will be much better for handling and cornering

save a few bucks???...how much do Kumho's go for????....I was told around $200 a tire...I can get the Hercules ones for $140...I don't care what rated tire I get, just don't feel like paying $200 for a tire!!

redfog we live on basicly the same paralle so we have the same weather as each other. and the weather right now is clear and about 65 which is freezeing for me. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

well the problem for me is I don't have the cash now...so I have to get them here at a shop that offers 6 months with no payments...you know the drill...so I don't want to get ripped off...so what i see is that if you guys are saying that I can get Kumho's for around $90 US, well then that's around $140 CAN for me, which means I'll have to get into bargaining mode, take some interent print outs and tell them if they want a sale then they have to give it to me for the price on the print out...[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]...if they want the sale then they'll match it...right?....